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Michael Vallis

Michael Piccinini Vallis, PhD, R. Psych., is a registered health psychologist based in Halifax, Canada. He is a Health Behaviour Change Consultant and Associate Professor in Family Medicine at Dalhousie University. His main area of expertise is adult health psychology, with an emphasis on obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular risk and gastroenterology. He spends most of his time training healthcare providers in behaviour change for chronic disease management. He regularly supervises clinical and academic students at Dalhousie and is active in research on motivation, behavioural change and adaptation to chronic disease.  

He consults nationally as well as internationally and is heavily involved in academic publications, journal editing, and clinical practice guidelines (2020 and 2006 Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Obesity and 2018, 2013, 2004 Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines). He was recently awarded a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Government of Canada on the recommendation of the Canadian Diabetes Association.

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Latest contributions from Michael Vallis

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11-24-2020 | Psychosocial care | Podcast | Article

Why psychosocial care matters: Supporting people with diabetes in the pandemic

Health psychologist Michael Vallis talks about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with diabetes, and how clinicians can help (19:02).